Where graffiti is legal: rue Denoyez

Big expansive murals, detailed mosaics, blaring neon messages in every language, an outdoor museum like no other in Paris. A street worth perusing just around the corner from the Belleville metro. Photographers will have a field day here.

This multi-cultural neighborhood is worth exploring just for the Tunisian, Chinese, Vietnamese, African, Ethiopian, Moroccan restaurants alone. You’ll almost forget that you’re in Paris.

Embrace the grungy underground. Get out your spray can (or borrow one on the street) and add your personal squiggly rant. Just don’t expect it to be there when you return on your next visit. Street art: an ever-changing gallery.